diff --git a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/init.jsdom.test.mjs b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/init.jsdom.test.mjs
index c837b24b84..12363440fd 100644
--- a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/init.jsdom.test.mjs
+++ b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/init.jsdom.test.mjs
@@ -307,6 +307,38 @@ describe('createAll', () => {
       }
     }
 
+    it('executes callback if specified', () => {
+      document.body.innerHTML = `<div data-module="mock-component" data-boom></div>`
+
+      const errorCallback = jest.fn((error, context) => {
+        console.log(error)
+        console.log(context)
+      })
+
+      // Silence warnings in test output, and allow us to 'expect' them
+      jest.spyOn(global.console, 'log').mockImplementation()
+
+      expect(() => {
+        createAll(
+          MockComponentThatErrors,
+          { attribute: 'random' },
+          document,
+          errorCallback
+        )
+      }).not.toThrow()
+
+      expect(errorCallback).toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+      expect(global.console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Error))
+      expect(global.console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          component: MockComponentThatErrors,
+          config: { attribute: 'random' },
+          element: document.querySelector('[data-module="mock-component"]')
+        })
+      )
+    })
+
     it('catches errors thrown by components and logs them to the console', () => {
       document.body.innerHTML = `<div data-module="mock-component" data-boom></div>`
 
diff --git a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/init.mjs b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/init.mjs
index c909684568..6b51ea3137 100644
--- a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/init.mjs
+++ b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/init.mjs
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ function initAll(config) {
   })
 }
 
+/**
+ *  @template {CompatibleClass} T
+ * @callback errorCallback
+ * @param {Error} error - Thrown error
+ * @param {ErrorContext<T>} context - Object containing the element, component class and configuration
+ */
+
 /**
  * Create all instances of a specific component on the page
  *
@@ -67,9 +74,10 @@ function initAll(config) {
  * @param {T} Component - class of the component to create
  * @param {T["defaults"]} [config] - config for the component
  * @param {Element|Document} [$scope] - scope of the document to search within
+ * @param {errorCallback<T>} [errorCallback] - scope of the document to search within
  * @returns {Array<InstanceType<T>>} - array of instantiated components
  */
-function createAll(Component, config, $scope = document) {
+function createAll(Component, config, $scope = document, errorCallback) {
   const $elements = $scope.querySelectorAll(
     `[data-module="${Component.moduleName}"]`
   )
@@ -90,7 +98,16 @@ function createAll(Component, config, $scope = document) {
           ? new Component($element, config)
           : new Component($element)
       } catch (error) {
-        console.log(error)
+        if (errorCallback) {
+          errorCallback(/** @type {Error} */ (error), {
+            element: $element,
+            component: Component,
+            config
+          })
+        } else {
+          console.log(error)
+        }
+
         return null
       }
     })
@@ -144,3 +161,11 @@ export { initAll, createAll }
  *
  * @typedef {keyof Config} ConfigKey
  */
+
+/**
+ * @template {CompatibleClass} T
+ * @typedef {object} ErrorContext
+ * @property {Element} element - Element used for component module initialisation
+ * @property {T} component - Class of component
+ * @property {T["defaults"]} config - Config supplied to component
+ */